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1.   Executive Summary     a. Insider threats (security risks originating from within an organization) have emerged as one of the most damaging yet under-addressed challenges for defense contractors and high-value intellectual property (IP) firms. Whether driven by malicious intent or careless behavior, insiders can exfiltrate classified military designs, steal trade secrets
Introduction: China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijing’s chief intelligence agency, has been mounting a covert recruitment drive on LinkedIn, effectively turning the professional networking platform into a hunting ground for spies. In these campaigns, Chinese intelligence operatives masquerade as recruiters, consultants, or headhunters, reaching out to business
Introduction In a high-profile corporate espionage case, Appian Corporation, a maker of low-code process automation software, sued rival Pegasystems Inc. for an alleged multi-year campaign of trade secret theft. In 2022, a Virginia jury found Pegasystems had willfully and maliciously misappropriated Appian’s trade secrets and even violated computer crime